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OT - HF humor

If you have ever been to HF looking for some widget, coupon in hand... you may find this amusing ;-)...

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posted by lfisk

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What is it? Set 476

I need some help with the fourth one this week: http://55tools.blogspot.com/ Rob

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posted by rhvp65

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MetalWorking Gun Making

So someone was able to 3D print a plastic gun and is shot a few times... Why not make guns from metal? The most special...

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posted by regor

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I miss Detroit!

Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 2:19 PM Subject: Fw: A little Detroit humor? I was in Newport Beach , California ......

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posted by cayoung61***spamblock

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indicator holder for mini-mill

Anybody have any favorite styles of sources of test indicators and holders that will fit on a Sherline mini-mill? I've...

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posted by presence

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Homemade industrial wire stripper

I would like to make a wire stripper. And by this, I do not mean those "look, mommy, I made a wire stripper from a knif...

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posted by ignoramus31473

27 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus31473

Bernzomatic torches

I bought another one of these: A torch attached to a 5' hose allowing one handed operation (lighting and, more importan...

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posted by mkoblic

9 comments posted 13yrs posted by mkoblic

What moldable metal alloys would fit best for a housing for a consumer gadget?

It has to convey a "premium" metal look, yet be light (important for a consumer product), resistant and executable in m...

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posted by Lea

8 comments posted 13yrs posted by Lea

Natural draft air heater

I'm going to slap this together over the weekend and see if it will give off any heat. Any opinions about this? Think i...

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posted by guvbob2003

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New Encoder - Requires New Cover - Ideas

I need to replace a cover that looks like this... http://www.yumabassman.com/encodercover/Encoder%20Cover.jpg ... with...

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posted by none

6 comments posted 13yrs posted by none

Dimple on aluminum

Is there a tool which will let me create a round "dimple" in 5052 aluminum? Like maybe a punch and die that won't punch...

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posted by mikerbgr

9 comments posted 13yrs posted by mikerbgr

Metric High Pressure Fittings?

I help coach the MIT collegiate pistol team, and we have a number of Swiss Hammerli 480K air pistols that I believe wer...

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posted by gwhite

6 comments posted 13yrs posted by gwhite

Argon gas welder

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/tls/3539551136.html

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posted by ignoramus30402

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Splitter

Hey guys! We live in an area with little television reception. I've avoided paying for a dish, as I don't watch all tha...

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posted by vordos

14 comments posted 13yrs posted by vordos

SYNCHRONOUS Hydraulic copy attachment for a lathe?

I have a lathe in my shop, right now, that has a hydraulic copy attachment. What is interesting is that the "source" pa...

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posted by ignoramus31094

7 comments posted 13yrs posted by ignoramus31094